Running node.js apps on Ubuntu

nginx.conf

# /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/myapp.conf

# handle HTTPS and route the domain to specific apps
# proxy to the node app via port/socket

server {
  listen 443;

  server_name myapp.com;

  ssl on;
  ssl_certificate /home/ubuntu/...;
  ssl_certificate_key /home/ubuntu/...;

  location / {
    proxy_set_header  X-Real-IP         $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For   $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    proxy_set_header  Host              $http_host;
    proxy_redirect    off;
    proxy_pass        http://127.0.0.1:3000;
  }

  client_max_body_size 4G;
  keepalive_timeout 100;
}

upstart.conf

# /etc/init/myapp.conf

# starts the service on boot, keeps it running, captures logs
# restart service with `sudo restart myapp`

description "myapp upstart script"
start on startup
stop on shutdown
console log
respawn
respawn limit 5 60
setuid app
setgid app
chdir /home/app/myapp/current
env NODE_ENV=production
script
  exec node /home/app/myapp/current/app.js >> /home/app/myapp/current/log/myapp.log 2>&1
end script